Appreciate Nature

Return your attention to the living world around you.

Pause for a moment

Look away from this screen.

Find one living thing.

Give it your full attention for ten seconds.

To bring your attention to a stone, a tree or an animal does not mean to think about it, but simply to perceive it, to hold it in your awareness. Something of its essence then transmits itself to you. You sense how deeply it rests in being and you too come to a place of rest deep within yourself.

~ Eckhart Tolle

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We spend much of our lives lost in thought, caught up in ideas about who we are and what's wrong with us. Nature has a remarkable way of bringing us back to this moment.

When you appreciate nature, you naturally reconnect with its peace, beauty and wisdom. As your attention settles, you begin to settle too.

Appreciating nature can be as simple as listening to birdsong, watching leaves dancing in the breeze, noticing the sky, breathing in fresh air or spending a few moments with your pet. Nature is always inviting you to slow down and pay attention.

Today, accept nature's invitation. Pause for a moment and simply be with it. You may be surprised how quickly it brings you home to yourself.